Two Vincents again play parts in Chargers loss
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Once again, it was Vincent and Vincent, a two-man show that often plays in the end zone.
For sheer spectacle, there was rookie wide receiver Vincent Brown, the San Diego State product who might’ve had two acrobatic, high-wire touchdown catches against the Oakland Raiders. Only one of them counted, though, as the other was nullified by one of the darndest calls you’ll ever see.
And then there was Vincent Jackson, coming off an eight-catch, three-touchdown game against the Green Bay Packers, but pretty much silenced by the Raiders until Philip Rivers again went looking for him in the end zone with a deep ball. Instead, the catch of the golden-arch throw was made by Oakland safety Matt Giordano for the play that essentially quashed whatever reasonable chance the Chargers had of at least tying the game before its finish.
Two defensive backs clearly had position on Jackson as the ball floated downward. Because Jackson is a powerful 6-foot-5, accustomed to using his size advantage, the Hail Mary had more hope that zoom on it. The 5-foot-11 Giordano came down with it, though, in a jump-off that never really materialized. Jackson never left the ground.
Source: SignOnSanDiego.com
Parts of war dead dumped in landfill
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WASHINGTON -- For years, the Dover Air Force Base mortuary disposed of portions of troops' remains by cremating them and dumping the ashes in a Virginia landfill, a practice that officials have since abandoned in favor of burial at sea.
The Dover mortuary, the main point of entry for America's war dead and the target of federal investigations for alleged mishandling of remains, engaged in the practice from 2003 to 2008, according to Air Force officials. The manner of disposal was not disclosed to relatives of dead service members.
Air Force officials acknowledged the practice Wednesday in response to inquiries from The Washington Post . They said the procedure was limited to fragments or portions of body parts that were unable to be identified at first or were later recovered from the battlefield, and which family members had said could be disposed of by the military.
Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones , the Air Force's deputy chief for personnel, said the body parts were first cremated, then incinerated, and then taken to a landfill by a military contractor. He likened the procedure to the disposal of medical waste.
Source: Albany Times Union